Popular Japanese restaurant and ramen bar to open in downtown Phoenix

Obon serves an array of Asian and Japanese-style dishes. It's set to open a new location at CityScape this year. Sara Crocker

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A third Valley location of the vibey Japanese-inspired restaurant Obon Sushi Bar Ramen is coming to downtown Phoenix.

Obon is set to open later this year in CityScape, the dining, shopping and entertainment complex located at Central Avenue and Jefferson Street. The eatery will replace Trapper’s Sushi Co., which closed in February 2024. Trapper’s locations in Surprise and Avondale remain open.

The 3,300-square-foot downtown space will join two other metro area locations of the Tucson-born restaurant in Scottsdale Quarter and The Grove at McCormick Ranch. Obon is among Phoenix New Times’ 10 best ramen restaurants.

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Obon Sushi Bar Ramen is originally from Tucson. This year, the chain plans to open a third location in the Valley.

Rudri Bhatt Patel

In addition to several styles of satisfying soup, Obon’s menu features an array of Japanese and Asian-inspired dishes including baos, sushi rolls and plates of teriyaki and yakisoba. Obon also boasts a bar that offers beer, wine, sake and soju, along with craft cocktails, such as a milk tea-inspired old fashioned.

Although an opening date has not been announced, a representative for CityScape’s development firm confirmed Obon is anticipated to debut downtown in the second quarter of the year. The complex’s current drinking and dining lineup includes Cuban-inspired bar Coabana, Mexican restaurant Chico Malo, The Arrogant Butcher and The Yard Milkshake Bar, among others.

Obon

Opening in 2025
1 E. Washington St.